The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins


John D. Rateliff - 2007
    Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien’s professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.

Creed


James Herbert - 1990
    Telling the difference isn't always easy. It wasn't for Joe Creed. He just photographed the unreal. Now he had to pay the price, because he always thought that demons were just a joke. But the joke was on him and it wasn't very funny. It was deadly.

Financial Management


I.M. Pandey - 2010
    This much talked about book of I M Pandey demonstrates that the subject of finance is simple, interesting and relevant in practice. A must-have book for all Management students! Application-oriented, it focuses on the analytical approach to financial decisions, making it a one-point reference for all its readers and most importantly, the book helps students to relate theories and concepts to practice.

Memoir of a Milk Carton Kid


Tanya Nicole Kach - 2011
    'I need to talk to you about something. About leaving here, I mean.' He didn't hit me. Didn't threaten. Instead, he looked at me with great sadness. 'Who saved your life?' 'You, ' I replied, 'but...' 'Who takes care of you?' 'I know that, ' I told him. 'I just can't live like this.' 'You can't live? What about me? You would destroy my life if you left. I am the only person to ever show you love, and you would leave me? Don't be stupid.' Told from the perspective of Tanya Nicole Kach, Memoir of a Milk Carton Kid is the haunting story of a girl, lost in the cracks of the system, forced to spend more than ten years as the prisoner of her school's security guard. From her troubled childhood, through her captivity at the hands of a manipulative captor, and ultimately on her road to recovery, Tanya's story is one of pain but ultimately triumph. Her story is told by her advocate and confidant, Lawrence Fisher. For more than five years his impassioned advocacy has helped Tanya as she has reintegrated into society. He successfully blends Tanya's story with his own insight into the legal issues surrounding the controversial case that followed Tanya's release. This multipronged approach gives the reader insight into Tanya's emotional state and the state of a criminal justice system that allowed her ordeal to happen.

Doctor Vagina


Bosy Elselhdar - 2018
    That’s my job. To every other man this job is unbearable. In the beginning, they get excited by touching women’s vaginas but, over time, they got bored and disgusted. This never happened to me though, and this is why I’m such a famous gynecologist. Women come along asking for my touch – for the pleasure and satisfaction that I can give them with by my fingers.The way that I look helps me access a lot of woman's hearts and pussies. They crave my body and my huge dick. My playful experienced fingers make them wet and get them ready for my dick in only a few seconds.It’s not easy and in never was easy, but I made a rules: Don’t ever sleep with any woman more than once, and do not fall in love. I enjoy tasting every woman, but I never taste them more than once. This helps me to not to get bored. I don’t give myself to every that woman stops by my doors. I do have a type and I don’t make compromises. At the start of my career, I did, but not now. That was until a mysterious woman stepped through my door and turned my life upside down. She is ‘the virgin girl that destroyed my boundaries and made me begging to taste her and only her.’....You can find the book on:Novelcat app, Foxnovel app, Start to read app, fasynovel app, ireader app, storylite app.

The Herring Seller's Apprentice


L.C. Tyler - 2007
    His latest novel is going nowhere, mid-life crisis is looming and he's burdened by the literary agent he probably deserves: Elsie Thirkettle, a diminutive but determined individual who claims to enjoy neither the company of writers nor literature of any sort. But however bad things look they can always get worse, as Ethelred discovers when his ex-wife, Geraldine, vanishes close to his Sussex home. When the disappearance becomes a murder enquiry, the police quickly decide that Geraldine Tressider has been the victim of a local serial killer. Elsie begs to differ, on the grounds that the killer's other victims had been Sad Cows, whereas Geraldine was a Scheming Bitch - another species entirely - and no serious serial killer would murder one in mistake for the other... Soon the indefatigable Elsie has bullied Ethelred into embarking upon his own investigation, but as their enquiries proceed, she begins to suspect that her client's own alibi is not as solid as he claims.

The Vampire's Bride


Anna Kendra - 2016
    Not just because he's a vampire who has always lusted after her blood and been a jerk her entire life, but because of something he did to her when she was 19. The horrors of that incident had haunted her till this very day. But when has fate ever played fair? Now at 21, she has a life of her own, a steady job and an appartment she considers her heaven, in short, she's finally moved on and leading a normal life away from the supernatural horrors of the past. But when she thought that she could finally be happy, a saituaton arises and she suddenly finds herself engaged to the very person she never wanted to see for the rest of her life. Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to her tormentor is like living hell. But then again, love has a habit of blooming in the most bloodiest minds and darkest of hearts.

The Singing Mermaid


Julia Donaldson - 2012
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Memoirs of a Medieval Woman: The Life and Times of Margery Kempe


Louise Collis - 1964
    For history and biography lovers, the 15th-century life and travels of the extraordinary Margery Kempe, who left her family to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror


Douglas E. WinterClive Barker - 1988
    Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror

The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One


Ellen DatlowSimon Bestwick - 2009
    who died years earlier; doomed pioneers forge a path westward as a young mother discovers her true nature; an alcoholic strikes a dangerous bargain with a gregarious stranger; urban explorers delve into a ruined book depository, finding more than they anticipated; residents of a rural Wisconsin town defend against a legendary monster; a woman wracked by survivor's guilt is haunted by the ghosts of a tragic crash; a detective strives to solve the mystery of a dismembered girl; an orphan returns to a wicked witch's candy house; a group of smugglers find themselves buried to the necks in sand; an unanticipated guest brings doom to a high-class party; a teacher attempts to lead his students to safety as the world comes to an end around them...What frightens us, what unnerves us? What causes that delicious shiver of fear to travel the lengths of our spines? It seems the answer changes every year. Every year the bar is raised; the screw is tightened. Ellen Datlow knows what scares us; the twenty-one stories and poems included in this anthology were chosen from magazines, webzines, anthologies, literary journals, and single author collections to represent the best horror of the year.Legendary editor Ellen Datlow (Poe: New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe), winner of multiple Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards, joins Night Shade Books in presenting The Best Horror of the Year, Volume One.

The Dark Flower


John Galsworthy - 2007
    We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Rat On Fire


George V. Higgins - 1981
    When his tenants refuse to pay rent in protest to poor conditions and an infestation of rats, Jerry knows just the way to evict them and calls on his friend Leo, who is a professional arsonist. However, the task proves to be more challenging than anticipated: Leo and his co-criminal Jimmy will have to manage to bribe the inspector to turn the other way. "La rata en llamas "is one of Higgins best thriller novels, and is a clear example of his unique ability to realistically capture criminal lie.

The Tempting Touch Of Fire


Nicola Claire - 2013
    To be this close to nirvana and walk away because I am coy. I closed my eyes tightly and swallowed down my fears. Theo wanted me. Like this. He craved me, in any way he could get me. Even if I wasn’t his, even if this all was torn asunder tomorrow, how could I not take the chance to feel this, to share this, with him? Even if just for a moment.'For the past year Casey Eden has nurtured a crush on handsome, confident and slightly arrogant Theo Peters. For the first time in her life she's actually been able to flirt with a man. She even believed he was about to take their delicious flirtations to the next step.But then things changed.A pit full of dirt.A preternatural world she never new existed.And a fire of passion ignited deep inside her heart.Now, they are sworn enemies, their attraction to each other a bitter-sweet temptation that will only lead to heartache in the end. But there is more for Casey to be worried about than forbidden love. Her world has been turned upside down and inside out, and now she has to find out who and what she has become. To do that, she must walk a dangerous tightrope between desire and reality. But reality for Casey includes a calling to the Earth and a longing for Fire, not to mention those who become aware of her will do anything to get what they want. And she soon begins to realise nothing will ever be the same again.

Frank Wood's Business Accounting 1


Frank Wood - 1967
    Full coverage of special accounting procedures and partnerships are retained in this modernized version of the two volumes, logically taking the reader through a typical first year course. Business Accounting is the world's best-selling textbook on bookkeeping and accounting. It gives clear explanations, in straightforward language, with a wealth of worked examples and a large number of questions and answers. These features have made it for many years the number one choice for both students and lecturers. Literally millions of students have studied and passed accounting examinations using Business Accounting. Activities designed to broaden and reinforce students' understanding of concepts Glossary defining key terms and concepts, referenced to the chapter in which they appear Sets of 20 multiple choice questions positioned in the book at relevant points, with answers given in Appendix 2 Notes for Students to help them with their studies and examinations